Criminalization of HIV transmission and exposure
14.11.08 - 00:38 ... source : International Planned Parenthood Federation - IPPF
... HIV is a virus not a crime 13 November 2008 Contact at IPPF: Paul Bell+44 (0) 20 7939 8233 or +44 (0) 7799 335533pbell@ippf.org The criminal law is a blunt instrument for HIV prevention. Yet from the UK to the USA, Mali to Mozambique, Azerbaijan to Australia, criminal laws are increasingly being used to prosecute HIV transmission or exposure. This undermines human rights and jeopardizes hard won gains in the global response to HIV. As we approach World AIDS Day, a new publication – Verdict on a Virus: Public Health, Human Rights and Criminal Law – shows that a simplistic "˜law-and-order' response to HIV and the way in which individual court cases are reported in the media only serves to intensify a climate of denial, secrecy and fear. This creates a fertile breeding ground for the continued and rapid spread of HIV. While the United Kingdom provides global leadershi ...» Next (HTML)
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